Thermostatic valve mechanism



\ Feb. 13, 1940. J. A. cERNY THERMOSTATIC VALVE MECHANISM V Filed Aug. 7, 1937 2 ShetS-Sheet l III INVENTOR Joseph Cer-ny Y 1&9 I Anoia/Nays lFeb. 13, 1940.

J. A. cERNY 2,189,882

THERMO STATI C VALVE MECHANI SM Filed Aug. 7, 1937 2 sheets-sheet 2' INVEN'ToR 6v.; 40 *fasefhl A. Cer

vATroRNlaYs 15 improved mechanism of this kind arranged to afbe brought and lie very close to the jacket 6. 15

45 and other mechanism in full lines corresponding thermostatically operated valve, which may be Patented Feb.13,.194o i i 2,189,882

4uNrrEzn STATES 'PATENT' OFFICE 2,189,882 THERMOSTATIC VALVE MECHANISM Joseph A. Cemy. Cleveland. Ohio, assignor to The Titan Valve and Manufacturing Company, Cleveland, Ohio. a corporation of Ohio Application August '2. 1937, Serial No. 157,838

' 2 claims. lol. 23e-4s) This invention relates to thermostatc valve Fig. 10 is a transverse sectional view on the mechanism, such as is used for controlling the line lil-IIJ, Fig. 5, showing in fuli lines the poflow ofr gas to-a fuel burner used for heating wasition of the parts corresponding to valve open ter. as in connection with domestic hot water position and in broken lines the position of the heating, where the mechanism is sensitive to the parts corresponding to valve closed position. 5 temperature of the water to be heated. The -valve mechanism shown irl the drawings One object of the invention is to provide imcomprises a hollow casing or body I provided with proved mechanism of this kind which is of coma base connection 2, shown as internally threadpact form and 0f reducedv Over-all length and ed, for connection to the water tank, such as by lo so arranged that when installed on a water boilerV threaded connection to a nipple 3 screwed into a all the parts lie very close to the boiler and do spud I on the tank 5. 6 illustratesA an outer not project out therefrom so far as with previous casing or jacket for the tank, spaced from y the 4constructions for the same purpose. tank wall 5 by insulation l, Fig. 2 illustrating how `A further object of the invention is to provide the valve parts` inthe present construction may ford convenient access to the inner parts for 'I'he valve body i is provided with an inner chaminstallation, replacement or repair. ber 8 extending into hollow arms 9, Iii lying at A further Object 0f the invention is t0 provide an angle to each other in Y-formation, the arm improved thermostatic valve mechanism in which 9 enclosing the lever. mechanism and the arm a thermeslatieally Operated partmoves a lever I0 the valve mechanism, as shown in Fig. 1. in one plane and a cam connection transmits Above and between the arms 9 and I 0 the casing this movement to a valve actuator movable in a is provided with an opening to receive a tapered V plane transverse to the plane of lever movement. gas cock II having an operating head I2 exposed A further Objectl 0f the inventief! iS generally at the front of the valve mechanism and held to improve the valve mechanism to reduce the to its seat by a spring I 3,Fig. 2. This valve II is 25 number of parts and to simplify the construction the A valve and its port controls ow of gas and operation of a mechanism of this kind. from the supply connection I4 to the chamber i Further objects of the invention are in part 8 by way of the valve in the hollow arm I0, as

obvious and in part will appear more clearly will later appear. from the description tofollow. The essential fea- On the line side of the valve II is located a 30 ture will be summarized in the claims. B valve for a pilot line. This valve, shown in Fig; 1 of the drawings representsasectional ele- Fig. 3, comprises a stem I5 having a threaded VatiOn 0n the line I-, Fig- 2, through valve connection with a nut I6 and secured againstl mechanism embodying the invention; leakage by packing I1 held in place by the nut r Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation 0n. the line 2'2, I6 which also acts as a packing gland. Attached 3" Fig. 1; y to the outer end of the stern is anl operating Fig. 3 is a plan `view partly in section on the head or handle I9 non-rotatably secured to the line 3-3 Of Fig. 2 Showing the pilot valve constem by the screw 20. By rotating the stemstruction; I5 by its handle I9 gas flow from the supply Fig. 4 is an end elevation from the left in Fig. channel 2| by way of a port 22 and through 40 2 showing the temperature regulating device; channel 23 to connection 24 and pilot line 26 is Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail view corresponding regulated, as will be obvious. i t0 Fig- 1, ShOWing Certain 0f the Operating levers As before stated, hollow arm I0 encloses the to valve open position and in broken lines corof ordinary form. It is shown as including a responding to valve closed position; valve'21 cooperating with a seat at the' edges of Fig. 6 'is a side elevation from the right in a port or opening 28, said valve being mounted Fig, 5; on a stem 29 and normally held to its seat by Fig. 7 is a sectional plan view on approximately a spring 30 enclosed within a plug 3| threaded the line 1 1, Fig. 5; into the casing. On said plug is sleeved a filter Fig. 8 is substantially a sectional elevation on screen 32 and within it is threaded a guide 33 the line 8-8, Fig. 5, showing the parts in valve having an opening through which the valve stem closed position; slides. By unscr'ewing the plug 3| the valve, Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view on the line screen, plug, guide, and spring may be removed u 9 9, Fig. 6; and as a unit for replacement, adjustment or repair. 55

- mittlng motion from the valve 21. This support has an opening at 59 tudinally ribbed to correspondwith and sliding' within ribs in a recess 42 of an operator 43 provided with a head 44 accessible at the outside of and at the front oi!l the' casing. Member 43 is rotatable in but is sealed within the casingiwall, for which purpose it is provided with a tapered collar 46 (Fig. \2) to receivea packing 41 compressed by a gland nut 46. l

A base member or support 49 extends in the direction of the cavity 9 within the casing'and supports a snap action lever combination for transthe thermostatic element to through which the rod 35 passes. The support 49 is generally channel shaped in section and has at its lower end a pair of arms notched as at 52 and having rounded shoulders at 53 to act as a pivotal support for an actuating lever 54. This lever has portions deformed outwardly at 55 forming knife edges engaging the member 46. At its lower end portions 56 are formed to engage the rounded shoulders 53, thus forming a pivot for the lever. The support 49 at its upper end has a pair of outwardly extendingv arms 51 for pivotally supporting at 58 a bifurcated lever 59. This lever extends substantially parallel to and in the opposite direction from lever 54 and has a tongue 66 at its free end which enters an opening 6I in lever 54 by which the movement of lever 59 is guided and limited. A helical tension spring 62 has one end 63. connected with lever 59 and its other end at 64 lcarried by the free end of lever 54. The arrangement of the spring and the two levers is such that oscillation of lever 54 carries the center line or line of tension of spring 62 back and forth on opposite sides of the pivot 58, thus causing a snap action of lever 59. Rigid with lever 59 and nearer its lower end is a cam 65 positioned to coact with the valve 21 to control the opening and closing of the valve in accordance with movement of lever 59. In the form shown the cam 65 is a piece of metal integral with and bent outwardly from the metal of lever 59.

While the cam 65 might engage directly the end of valve 21 to actuate it, ,I preferably provide a cam plate 66 which may be of spring metal having ears 61 at its upper end which enter suitable openings in the support 49 so that the member -66 may be snapped in position and will remain there. At its lower end the member 66 carries a cam face 68 adapted to coact with the cam 65 on' lever 59. In the form shown the coactingl faceson cams 65 and 66 are at aproximately 45 to the line of movement of member 66.

Assuming the parts in the full line position of Figs. 5 and 16 and in the positionshown in Fig. 6, valve 21 is open, gas is flowing to the heater and the temperature of the water is rising. When the temperature rises-to the degree determined by the setting of the thermostat, tube 34 expands and rod 36 moves to the right, carrying with it the adjusting member 46 and knife edges 55. This turns lever 54 in a clockwise direction about its pivot at 53, thereby moving its free end toward the right as viewed in Figs. 6 and 8, thus :,isaesa carrying the center line of spring 52 from the lei't side of pivot 56 to the right side thereof, or to the position shown in Fig. 8. Lever 55 and cam 65 then move by a snap action from the full line position of. Figs. 5 and 16 to the dotted line position, permitting valve 21 to close. The temperature of the. water will then gradually. fall until the predetermined low temperature limit is reached, when the contraction of tube 34 permits reverse action of the parts with a snap movement ot lever 59 in the opposite direction to its original or full line position of Figs. 5 and 10,

thereby opening the valve. The parts return under the influence of spring 62 which always tends to move lever 54 counterclockwlse.

During variations in temperature of the Water rod 66 moves endwise back and forth carrying with it member 46, but the splined or driving connection 4I, 42 leaves unaifected .theI driving relation between member 46 and the adjusting device 43 with its operating head 44 accessible on the outside of the casing. Preferably said head is provided with a circumferential slot 16 to receive a securing screw 1i, the ends of the slot limiting the adjusting movement in opposite directions, and the screw enabling head 44 to be clamped in any adjusted position.

Reference to Fig. 2 illustrates how comparatively shallow the outer casing and its contained parts is. In other words, both the levers and the vvalve are in the same plan`e and particularly a plane transverse to the axis of the thermostatic elements, instead of projecting endwise outwardly parallel to or alongside of the thermostatic elements. The total projection of the parts from the outer wall or shell of the water tank is therefore materially reduced.

It will be noted that the cam connection 65 provides a very simple arrangement whereby the movement oi levers 54 and 59 in the cavity arm 9 is transmitted to the valve 21 in the cavity arm I6. This is'a very emcient connection at this point requiring very little in the way of parts and having little, if any. possibility of failure during the life of the equipment.

Preferably the threaded connections between rod 36 and member 46, between rod 36 and plug 36 and between plug 38 and tube 34 are all of the same pitch, so that upon rotative adjustment of member 46 relative rotation at any of the threaded connections described will eect longitudinal adjustment of rod 36 for setting the device for temperature.

Further advantages of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

What I claim is:

1. Thermostatic valve mechanism, comprising a chambered casing provided with fuel supply `and discharge connections, said casing having hollow arms whose axes intersect and lie in the same plane and diverge in Y form, the cavities in said arms communicating with the casing chamber, a valve in the cavity of one arm, valve operating mechanism, including a main lever pivotally mounted in said chamber upon an axis parallel with said plane, and lever mechanism operated thereby and located in the cavity of said other arm and movable back and forth in a direction normal to said plane and operating said valve, and thermostatic means including a rod extending into said casing at said intersection in a direction normal to said plane and engaging and operating said main lever.

2. Thermostatic valve mechanism, comprising a chambered casing provided with fuel supply and valve in the cavity of one arm movable back and forth lengthwise of its axis, valve operating mechanism, 'including a main lever pivotally mounted in said chamber upon an axis parallel with said plane, and lever mechanism operated thereby and located in the cavity of said other arm and movable back and forth in a direction normal to said plane, a motion transmitting member secured in the casing and having a part lying o poslte said valve for operating the same, said lever mechanism and motion transmitting member being provided with interengaging cam parts adapted upon operation ofsaid lever mechanism to actuate said motion transmitting member, and thermostatic means including a rod extending into said casing at said intersection in a direc.

tion normal tosaid plane and engaging and operating said main lever. o JOSEPH A. CERNY. 

